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Electronic Medical Billing

The responsibilities embraced by electronic medical billing are as diverse as this particular field of medicine is. It is often equated with medical coding when in fact; the two are two related careers with actually very different responsibilities. Both jobs are indispensable in the practice management industry. The job of the coder is choosing the correct diagnostic and procedure codes. The electronic medical billing specialist on the other hand makes the decisions based on these codes in order to achieve optimal reimbursements. Electronic medical billing specialists can be best described as the income manager of the medical practice. Medical billing after all is often called the doctor's key to getting paid. However, the responsibilities of a medical biller actually go beyond mere income management. Electronic medical billing involves understanding insurances. In a world where patients no longer need to pay cash in order to pay for each visit since they have health insuran